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i'm john king, our special report, paul ryan in depth. one of the big debates in this campaign is should governor romney release more income taxes? because paul ryan turned over several years during the vice presidential vetting process bo, democrats saying mitt romney should release. jim acosta is here. they understand the pressures. they understand the heat from the democrats. what will paul ryan show the american people? >> john, what we're hearing from the campaign tonight, paul ryan is doing that interview on cbs with mitt romney. he said during that interview that he will be releasing two years of his tax returns. i went over to a ryan spokesman, try toed confirm that. yes, that is the plan. he's going to release two years of his tax returns. the timetable? i got word back that as soon as they're ready is essentially when we're going to see the tax returns. john, as you know, this has been a looming issue, a pressing issue for the romney campaign all throughout this primary and regular campaign season cycle. i think what we're going
i'm john king, our special report, paul ryan in depth. one of the big debates in this campaign is should governor romney release more income taxes? because paul ryan turned over several years during the vice presidential vetting process bo, democrats saying mitt romney should release. jim acosta is here. they understand the pressures. they understand the heat from the democrats. what will paul ryan show the american people? >> john, what we're hearing from the campaign tonight, paul ryan...
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king put to him today. >> and, john king, he looked pretty comfoable while you were putting questions to him. gloria seems to think he loosens up the governor. do you think that's true? >> well, there is no question, governor -- look, a nominee goes through three big tests. a running mate, the convention speech and the debates. each one elevates the confidence level of the nominee. there's no question, you can see, making this choice, governor romney has a little bounce in his step. that's the part of the revolution of any nominee. this is the easy one, picking a running mate, as long as it doesn't blow up in your face. this is a race between mitt romney and president obama. governor romney and president obama. if introducing paup ryan to the united states voters can help him, maybe. but he's going to have to solve his fundamental problems on his own. obama says paul ryan is incredibly likable and thoughtful guy. they just happen to disagree big time. >> do they have likability numbers, gloria? >> i think romney's problem is likability. maybe they hope some of ryan's likability will k
king put to him today. >> and, john king, he looked pretty comfoable while you were putting questions to him. gloria seems to think he loosens up the governor. do you think that's true? >> well, there is no question, governor -- look, a nominee goes through three big tests. a running mate, the convention speech and the debates. each one elevates the confidence level of the nominee. there's no question, you can see, making this choice, governor romney has a little bounce in his step....
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so has chief national correspondent john king who's covering mr. ryan's first day soloing on the stump. >> hi, like i said, she must not be from iowa. >> reporter: it was a feisty welcome to iowa. a raucous first solo outing on the national political stage. >> iowans and wisconsinites, we like to be respectful of one another. >> reporter: iowa state police hauled off two women who charged the stage and paul ryan soldiered on, ignoring one persistent heckler near the front who screamed throughout his speech. >> we don't want to follow europe. we don't want a welfare state. we don't want a debt crisis. we don't want to prolong this recessi recession. we don't want to keep this path of household incomes going down $4,000. >> reporter: on the way in, cnn asked ryan about immediate obama attacks that a romney/ryan victory would endanger medicare. they're calling voters in your state and here in iowa, saying this is proof they're going to take away your medicare. what do yaw sou say about that? >> our job is to strengthen and protect medicare. president
so has chief national correspondent john king who's covering mr. ryan's first day soloing on the stump. >> hi, like i said, she must not be from iowa. >> reporter: it was a feisty welcome to iowa. a raucous first solo outing on the national political stage. >> iowans and wisconsinites, we like to be respectful of one another. >> reporter: iowa state police hauled off two women who charged the stage and paul ryan soldiered on, ignoring one persistent heckler near the...
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i'm john king in waukesha, wisconsin. the first rally in this state since governor romney announced him yesterday as his choice to share the republican ticket. the people of this state know paul ryan well. the the people of the country, maybe if they've followed big budget debates, but to most americans, paul ryan is largely unknown so listen here as mitt romney introduced him yesterday. the first stop at the u.s.s. wisconsin. paul ryan discussing his family. >> it's where i was born and raised and i never really left it. it's our home now. for the last 14 years, i have proudly represented wisconsin in congress. there, there, i have focused on solving the problems of our country. my dad and i when i was young, he was living in -- there are a few things he would say that stuck with me. he'd say, son, you're either part of the problem or the solution. regrettably, president obama has become part of the problem and mitt romney is the solution. >> now, that was paul ryan in norfolk, virginia at the unveiling. here we are in w
i'm john king in waukesha, wisconsin. the first rally in this state since governor romney announced him yesterday as his choice to share the republican ticket. the people of this state know paul ryan well. the the people of the country, maybe if they've followed big budget debates, but to most americans, paul ryan is largely unknown so listen here as mitt romney introduced him yesterday. the first stop at the u.s.s. wisconsin. paul ryan discussing his family. >> it's where i was born and...
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we've got john king standing by. and john, you recently spent a good bit of time with paul ryan in your coverage of this campaign. we've been talking a lot about the substance, the policy. and, you know, it just strikes me as we talk and as we watch the pictures here on the style side where mitt romney can appear quite stiff, paul ryan looks to me as i watch here to be a very relaxed, very fluid, very different. john king, can you hear us okay? >> i sure can, colleen. i'm sorry about that. i hear you just fine now. he is different from governor romney. you see they look a bit alike. they look like older and younger. but he is more of a back slapper, more of an open sports fan, more comfortable tipping a can of beer than you might see governor romney in that kind of setting. but they are ideas guys. as our sources are telling us tonight, after a long search that paul ryan, a risky choice will be announced. he is the congressman from wisconsin. they announced him tomorrow morning on the deck of a new retired battleship
we've got john king standing by. and john, you recently spent a good bit of time with paul ryan in your coverage of this campaign. we've been talking a lot about the substance, the policy. and, you know, it just strikes me as we talk and as we watch the pictures here on the style side where mitt romney can appear quite stiff, paul ryan looks to me as i watch here to be a very relaxed, very fluid, very different. john king, can you hear us okay? >> i sure can, colleen. i'm sorry about...
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and john king is with us as well. wolf, what are the choices and the possibilities? >> the short -- [ no audio ] >> i am not hearing wolf. if you can hear me, start again. if we lost wolf, we will go to john. i think we lost wolf. we have been having a little problems with the connection there, but we will get it back. john king, if i can get you to pick up on that, we are resetting here and wanting to tell people that the announcement is just hours away. we don't know who it is, but remind us of the possibilities. >> a little under nine hours from now, the former massachusetts governor will be the republican nominee for president. the convention is a couple of weeks away. we have been waiting who will be his partner and the nominee. we are now told by the campaign that announcement will come tomorrow in norfolk, virginia. that's the beginning of the bus where he is taking through the key swing states. romney needs to carry it this year. he is trying to get enough interest and make a statement about what kind of a partner he wants in the white house and could be maki
and john king is with us as well. wolf, what are the choices and the possibilities? >> the short -- [ no audio ] >> i am not hearing wolf. if you can hear me, start again. if we lost wolf, we will go to john. i think we lost wolf. we have been having a little problems with the connection there, but we will get it back. john king, if i can get you to pick up on that, we are resetting here and wanting to tell people that the announcement is just hours away. we don't know who it is,...
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john king is with me now. john avlon, reihan salam, gloria borger. let me ask you something, john avlon, the whole litmus test for the election. and mark theissen talked about how the vote would go. 56% for walker, 43%, barrett. that means there's significant number of independents in wisconsin who support scott walker and barack obama. what does that mean for november? >> this is going to have far-reaching implications and it will probably be overstated over the next 72 hours or so. but here's one thing that's clear. debbie wasserman schultz wishes she never said this was a dry run for the national election because this a big win for scott walker and a big wake-up call for the democrats. >> you're talking about how the exit polls did not give us an indication. 73% of the precincts are reporting, but a very big spread for walker. >> it clearly undercounted the walker votes. did the republicans not want to talk to the people with the surveys, is there something wrong with the statistical model? john mentioned the policy implications were through polit
john king is with me now. john avlon, reihan salam, gloria borger. let me ask you something, john avlon, the whole litmus test for the election. and mark theissen talked about how the vote would go. 56% for walker, 43%, barrett. that means there's significant number of independents in wisconsin who support scott walker and barack obama. what does that mean for november? >> this is going to have far-reaching implications and it will probably be overstated over the next 72 hours or so. but...
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i will bring in john king for that. we have john king and gloria borger. who are the prospects? >> the leading prospect is the 42-year-old chairman paul ryan, a conservative republican from the state of wisconsin, a blue collar guy who has been at the center of the big budget debates in washington for the past several years and especially since the republicans took control after the 2010 elections. this would be a bold and a risky choice for ryan. he has a controversial budget that would slash federal spending dramatically and slash the retirement program for senior citizens. some democrats have been salivating saying please pick him. conservatives are also begging, they want a big campaign with big ideas. paul ryan we are told have a lot of indications. including his home district and event tomorrow and the first of the bus tour on the uss wisconsin, a retired navy warship. we don't have confirmation of that. rob portman from ohio is a veteran of the bush administration and foreign policy experience and also with the budget director. again hoe represents the state of ohio which
i will bring in john king for that. we have john king and gloria borger. who are the prospects? >> the leading prospect is the 42-year-old chairman paul ryan, a conservative republican from the state of wisconsin, a blue collar guy who has been at the center of the big budget debates in washington for the past several years and especially since the republicans took control after the 2010 elections. this would be a bold and a risky choice for ryan. he has a controversial budget that would...
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i'm john king. our special report "paul ryan in depth." one off the biggest debates from the democratic side is should governor romney release more of his income taxes. because paul ryan turned over several years during the vetting process, democrats say, ah-ha, governor romney should release more. now we're told paul ryan has decided just what he will release to the public. they understand the pressures and the heat from the democrats. what will paul ryan release to the american people? >> from what we're hearing, paul ryan is doing that interview with mitt romney and said he will be releasing two years of his tax returns. i went to a ryan spokesperson and asked him about this and tried to confirm it. they said, yes, that is the plan. he's going to release two years of his tax returns. the timetable, i just got word back from a ryan spokesperson that as soon as they're ready is essentially when we're going to see those tax returns. as you know, this has been a pressing issue for the romney campaign all throughout this primary and regular
i'm john king. our special report "paul ryan in depth." one off the biggest debates from the democratic side is should governor romney release more of his income taxes. because paul ryan turned over several years during the vetting process, democrats say, ah-ha, governor romney should release more. now we're told paul ryan has decided just what he will release to the public. they understand the pressures and the heat from the democrats. what will paul ryan release to the american...
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. >> wolf and i are with our cnn colleagues, gloria borger, candy crowley and john king. you worked on that a long time. were they reluctant to open themselves in this way. it is an emotional interview the likes i haven't seen with them? >> i think in many ways it was easier for arne romney to talk about this part of their lives than mitt romney. for a while, i think the campaign was sort of worried. do they have mitt romney do sort of the personal journey? do they have him talk about his mormonism, which they're worried about. do they have him open up? they also quite frankly think he's not a guy who opens up very easily or very well. so i think there was this question about whether he should do it. we've been talking to them for a very long time. then one day, i had interviewed ann first and one day i got a phone call and said, you know, can you meet us out in the midwest this weekend for an interview with the governor? >> it's interesting, wolf, the obama campaign really has tried to define mitt romney before mitt romney really has spent a lot of time trying to define
. >> wolf and i are with our cnn colleagues, gloria borger, candy crowley and john king. you worked on that a long time. were they reluctant to open themselves in this way. it is an emotional interview the likes i haven't seen with them? >> i think in many ways it was easier for arne romney to talk about this part of their lives than mitt romney. for a while, i think the campaign was sort of worried. do they have mitt romney do sort of the personal journey? do they have him talk...
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. >> john avlon, as jamal was just talking, you heard john king was mouthing barack obama is going to pay for not going there. you think? >> he could pay for it. he didn't have their back. if the labor union is a big part of the democratic base, in a lot of the very close states, he didn't have their back, he wouldn't take a risk for them, why should they take a risk for him? >> yeah. that's the argument reince priebus talking about on our air. barrett wasn't the first choice, they were backing a different candidate. this contributes to the lack of spending. the dnc not pulling out the cash and boots on the ground that they could. one of the major factors driving -- throughout the whole recall, the rnc, they have a lot of wisconsinites in the leadership. these are local elections. they're able to deploy national resources to. that's a significant advantage when it comes to days like today. >> gloria? >> erin, can i make the point that mitt romney didn't exactly show up in wisconsin either. i think you had -- >> fair point. >> you had -- you know, you had both of these candidates who q
. >> john avlon, as jamal was just talking, you heard john king was mouthing barack obama is going to pay for not going there. you think? >> he could pay for it. he didn't have their back. if the labor union is a big part of the democratic base, in a lot of the very close states, he didn't have their back, he wouldn't take a risk for them, why should they take a risk for him? >> yeah. that's the argument reince priebus talking about on our air. barrett wasn't the first choice,...
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let's turn to john king and wolf for this. >> thanks very much. the polls do show a very impressive win tonight for mitt romney. and he won not only because he won in some of the bigger popular toy areas. but it's deeper. >> illinois is not mississippi or alabama or louisiana which is up next. but look at this. 65% of the electorate, two-thirds of the voters say they were conservative. mitt romney has had trouble. he won 43% of the vote to senator santorum's 39 among those who said they were conservative. this is evidence. the party is going around and santorum will say louisiana is a lot different. this is another good night for mitt romney with which he has struggled in the past. among this constituency, another 43 to 47% at 12%. and ron paul at 7%. but governor romney winning among tea party supporters. the biggest issue was the economy. this is the lopsided romney win here. so he holds his strength here. if you look at this one again, the romney campaign will cite this. his problem has been can he connect with blue collar voters. let's come ov
let's turn to john king and wolf for this. >> thanks very much. the polls do show a very impressive win tonight for mitt romney. and he won not only because he won in some of the bigger popular toy areas. but it's deeper. >> illinois is not mississippi or alabama or louisiana which is up next. but look at this. 65% of the electorate, two-thirds of the voters say they were conservative. mitt romney has had trouble. he won 43% of the vote to senator santorum's 39 among those who said...
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." >>> i'm john king in for anderson cooper. let's go with the breaking news tonight. cnn now projecting scott walker the republican governor of wisconsin will withstand a recall challenge from tom barrett. the republican winning in a hotly contested nationally watched recall election. the big issue at the beginning, governor walker's efforts to curtain the rights of public employees union. in the middle of a gig budget crisis. tens of millions of dollars spent on the recall election. about 27% of the vote in, governor walker leading by 60% to 40%. our exit poll shows the race to be closer than that. let's take a break to the magic wall to show why we're predicting why walker will keep his job as governor of wisconsin. number one, it's obvious. red is republican. you see a lot of red. dane county here, this is the key county for democrat, 8% of the population. democrats say their turnout operation worked well there. but tom barrett the democrat getting 60% and scott walker getting 40% right there. barrett needs to be up around 70% in this key county right there. let's
." >>> i'm john king in for anderson cooper. let's go with the breaking news tonight. cnn now projecting scott walker the republican governor of wisconsin will withstand a recall challenge from tom barrett. the republican winning in a hotly contested nationally watched recall election. the big issue at the beginning, governor walker's efforts to curtain the rights of public employees union. in the middle of a gig budget crisis. tens of millions of dollars spent on the recall...
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let's bring in john king, ari fleischer. eric, the debate over bain capital, is that one that is still resonating here in south carolina. >> i think it is to a degree, and the degree is even if the evangelical meeting in texas, a lot of people wanted to defend capitalism, but they understand, how do you make money when you lose and win at the same time? and the entry tonight, we want someone who grew up in the streets of america. i scratched my head and said which one of your five houses in the streets of america, martha's vineyard really the streets of america? >> eric is not a romney fan. >> not a romney fan. >> it leaves a lot of people with that question. he has been, the reason he stumbugs in the debate that is more surprising is he has been such a consistent debater or the course of the campaign and he's corrected mistakes. there's something about the last week, something about the tax question. we don't read minds, don't understand the strategy. when ginrich first serves, they were complaining, but they got back it in
let's bring in john king, ari fleischer. eric, the debate over bain capital, is that one that is still resonating here in south carolina. >> i think it is to a degree, and the degree is even if the evangelical meeting in texas, a lot of people wanted to defend capitalism, but they understand, how do you make money when you lose and win at the same time? and the entry tonight, we want someone who grew up in the streets of america. i scratched my head and said which one of your five houses...
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. >>> wolf and i with our cnn colleagues, gloria borger, john king and candy crowley. you've worked on this for a long time trying to get access. were they reluctant to open themselves up in a way? it was an emotional interview, the likes of which i haven't seen. >> i think that in many ways it was easier for ann romney to talk about this part of their lives than for mitt romney. for a while i think the campaign was sort of worried. do they have mitt romney do sort of the personal journey? do they have him talk about his mormonism, which they're worried about. do they have him open up? and they also, quite frankly, think he's not a guy who really opens up very easily or very well. and so, i think there was this question about whether he should do it. we've been talking to them for a very long time. and then, one day i had interviewed ann first. one day i got a phone call and they said, can you meet us out in the midwest this weekend for an interview? >> it's interesting, wolf, because the obama campaign really has tried to define mitt romney before mitt romney really h
. >>> wolf and i with our cnn colleagues, gloria borger, john king and candy crowley. you've worked on this for a long time trying to get access. were they reluctant to open themselves up in a way? it was an emotional interview, the likes of which i haven't seen. >> i think that in many ways it was easier for ann romney to talk about this part of their lives than for mitt romney. for a while i think the campaign was sort of worried. do they have mitt romney do sort of the...
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candy crowley is here, gloria borger is here, john king is here, jim acosta is in nor folk. brianna keiler is at the white house. john let me start with you, a lot of us taken by surprise about this bold decision. a lot of us thought it would be somebody less controversial. tim pawlenty or rob portman the ohio senator. he decided to go bold. >> he decided to go bold. number one you have to give him credit not endorsing his pick, but somebody that will overshadow him. he's at the center of the debate about the budget. it's risky. he's 42 years old. he's a house member. some say is he ready to be commander in chief. we've watched a shift toward the president in days. part of this decision, we're loosing the debate over bain. let go big and make it an ideas debate. that's risky. paul ryan said cut money out of medicare and domestic spending quite popular with people. you have a much bigger choice, if you will. it's not about the president. governor romney tried to m
candy crowley is here, gloria borger is here, john king is here, jim acosta is in nor folk. brianna keiler is at the white house. john let me start with you, a lot of us taken by surprise about this bold decision. a lot of us thought it would be somebody less controversial. tim pawlenty or rob portman the ohio senator. he decided to go bold. >> he decided to go bold. number one you have to give him credit not endorsing his pick, but somebody that will overshadow him. he's at the center of...
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john king is off tonight. >>> find out what brought the president and an ally together this afternoon? >>> a new take on "american idol." shows how some government workers idol away their time. >> should this idea be allowed to fly? a special seating area where, get this, children are not allowed. >>> we start with this year's biggest issue, jobs. u.s. businesses added 209,000 jobs in march. unemployment claims are starting to slow down. the all-important unemployment rate comes out tomorrow. on top of that, the president just signed a new law making it easier for small businesses to raise money. >> because of this bill, start-ups and small business will now have access to a big new pool of potential investors. namely, the american people. >> we also saw something really unusual at today's bill signing. the man right over the president's shoulder, circled in red, republican house majority leader, eric cantor. normally, these two don't see eye to eye on anything. our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin, was there witnessing this unusual event. an alliance between eric canto
john king is off tonight. >>> find out what brought the president and an ally together this afternoon? >>> a new take on "american idol." shows how some government workers idol away their time. >> should this idea be allowed to fly? a special seating area where, get this, children are not allowed. >>> we start with this year's biggest issue, jobs. u.s. businesses added 209,000 jobs in march. unemployment claims are starting to slow down. the...
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john king will join in shortly too. last night stephanie cutter admitted en this program that pennsylvania has tightened, her word. you said you thought the state was secure, but the campaign shouldn't take anything for granted. do you believe there is any chance at all the president might not win there today? >> no. that simple. i mean, i'll extrapolate, but you asked me in the simple answer is no. do i think it tightened? that's what happens in elections but i think the president will win pennsylvania. >> they said election day events in general smack of desperation. we have the vice president in cleveland as well. are his campaign day stops out of desperation as well? >> i think that is basically an insurance policy, the right thing to do from that perspective. but the president is doing what i think is appropriate, which is he's making phone calls to wisconsin as you had on your show. and i do think at a certain point, you know this is up to the voters. you made your argument, which is, i think in the president's ca
john king will join in shortly too. last night stephanie cutter admitted en this program that pennsylvania has tightened, her word. you said you thought the state was secure, but the campaign shouldn't take anything for granted. do you believe there is any chance at all the president might not win there today? >> no. that simple. i mean, i'll extrapolate, but you asked me in the simple answer is no. do i think it tightened? that's what happens in elections but i think the president will...
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john king is off tonight. >>> president obama takes his lumps from an angry judge. the judge is offended at something the president said and has the power to give the white house a huge political headache. >> in the wake of the tornado nightmare, people around dallas are asking the same question amid all the destruction, how is it nobody was killed? >> in year 2012, on the eve of one of the world's most prestigious sports tournaments, why do the rules still say, for men only? >>> and we begin with breaking news tonight. cnn just received the coroner's final report with new details about the death of singer, whitney houston. cnn's entertainment reporter, kareen wynter, is at the los angeles county coroner's office. what are we learning about the sequence of events that led to whitney houston's death? >> well, gloria, i can tell you we know a whole lot more about what happened that day back in february the day before the grammy's when whitney houston was found dead in her hotel room in beverly hills. not just that but the detailed toxicology report just released. it i
john king is off tonight. >>> president obama takes his lumps from an angry judge. the judge is offended at something the president said and has the power to give the white house a huge political headache. >> in the wake of the tornado nightmare, people around dallas are asking the same question amid all the destruction, how is it nobody was killed? >> in year 2012, on the eve of one of the world's most prestigious sports tournaments, why do the rules still say, for men...
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our john king is over the magic wall with a closer look at some of our latest cnn/orc polls. where it comes to the economy. when you look at the issues, they underscore the challenge for governor romney. look at this score card right here. this is how likely voters ranked the candidates. governor romney has a slight edge on the economy, a big edge on the deficit. repeal obama, the candidates are tied. medicare, the candidates hope to make a big issue. candidates are tied. this is not the 1980s, not ronald regan versus walter mon dale. let's take a closer look. as you look more closely, other fascinating trends develop. economy, look at this. a very slight advantage. a statistical tie. this has to be priority number one at this convention when it comes to the issues. he wants to personalize himself but he needs to do a good job convincing americans he would do a better job when it comes to the economy. men, 20 point advantage for governor romney. the president has a slight advantage on women. you see the divide. president, advantage on women. switch to other issues and come to
our john king is over the magic wall with a closer look at some of our latest cnn/orc polls. where it comes to the economy. when you look at the issues, they underscore the challenge for governor romney. look at this score card right here. this is how likely voters ranked the candidates. governor romney has a slight edge on the economy, a big edge on the deficit. repeal obama, the candidates are tied. medicare, the candidates hope to make a big issue. candidates are tied. this is not the 1980s,...
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>> john king, we don't need you anymore. okay, it's that much more difficult for -- >> when you look, how many states are this close, i think the likelihood -- 2000 we didn't know for 36 days. 2004 we didn't know until wednesday morning. 2008 was different. i don't think we're going to know before midnight tomorrow. in the 2000 race all eyes are on florida. wisconsin was 5,708 vote difference out of 2.5 million. iowa is a 4,000 vote difference. and new mexico was 366 votes separating bush and gore. out of 590,000. a lot of close states. and this one too. >> what i think is striking about this, anderson. this race has been all about jobs and the economy. and yet when we talk about the turnout, who's going to be there. it's not about jobs and the economy. the latinos, it's about immigration and how they feel about that. with women it's about abortion and pay equity and other issues like that. with young people it's a series of other issues. it's striking. when you get down to the micro -- >> well, on the abortion -- there was
>> john king, we don't need you anymore. okay, it's that much more difficult for -- >> when you look, how many states are this close, i think the likelihood -- 2000 we didn't know for 36 days. 2004 we didn't know until wednesday morning. 2008 was different. i don't think we're going to know before midnight tomorrow. in the 2000 race all eyes are on florida. wisconsin was 5,708 vote difference out of 2.5 million. iowa is a 4,000 vote difference. and new mexico was 366 votes...
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let's talk about wahl john king was going through the math, i love every time he does that. all these fantasies of -- the numbers. but what i found fascinating about it, in a two-man race, neither one of them really would get there, but santorum wouldn't get there, romney, even in a three-man race, it's a scenario where romney can't get it done. >> let me make a point about tonight and then talk about tampa. there are four contests. we heard from two of them. you still have to wait to see who wins the most delegates tonight. you can't rule out because of the contests, includesing the state of hawaii, that romney -- >> or samoa. people in samoa, if you're watching, your vote matters. >> go to the polls. tampa could be a mess. i'm saying romney could win the nine delegates. if you work for the presidential campaign, that's what you pay a lot of attention to. but tampa could be a real mess for republicans. that's going to be the real issue. romney is probably 100% right where it's hard to see a path for gingrich or santorum to get the 50% required, but it might also be hard for
let's talk about wahl john king was going through the math, i love every time he does that. all these fantasies of -- the numbers. but what i found fascinating about it, in a two-man race, neither one of them really would get there, but santorum wouldn't get there, romney, even in a three-man race, it's a scenario where romney can't get it done. >> let me make a point about tonight and then talk about tampa. there are four contests. we heard from two of them. you still have to wait to see...
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our chief national correspondent, john king has more on that. >>. >> reporter: for paul ryan, debating joe biden might feel like a donation. >> would you support a line item veto in helping us get a vote on it in the house. >> let me respond to the two specific questions, but i want to push back a little bit on the underlying premise about us increasing spending by 80%. >> discretionary spending. the bills congress signed in law has increased 84%. >> we'll have a longer debate on the budget numbers there. all right? >> reporter: ryan is the gop numbers guy. the house committee chairman that isn't afraid to say the only way back to fiscal sanity is to shrink government and get rid of medicare. >> if you don't fix these problems now, the more you delay fixing them the much uglier the solutions will be. >> reporter: in short he's a lightning rod. he will dramatically reshape the race. >> it will be a bold choice. a risky choice. hard to see mitt romney who played it safe making that kind of gamble. >> reporter: there are upsides, ryan is an energetic debater and campaigner. at just 42, he
our chief national correspondent, john king has more on that. >>. >> reporter: for paul ryan, debating joe biden might feel like a donation. >> would you support a line item veto in helping us get a vote on it in the house. >> let me respond to the two specific questions, but i want to push back a little bit on the underlying premise about us increasing spending by 80%. >> discretionary spending. the bills congress signed in law has increased 84%. >> we'll...